Speeches from GoldLinQ, TasRail, the ATSB, the ARTC, the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator and more will headline the 2017 edition of the RISSB Rail Safety Conference.
Announced this week, the Conference Agenda also includes a visit to Bombardier’s Wulkuraka Maintenance Depot.
Officially opened in February 2016, the depot is responsible for the maintenance, service and repair of the New Generation Rollingstock (NGR) fleet currently being rolled out on South East Queensland’s railways.
The tour of the depot will serve to open the two-day conference, which will take place at Pullman Brisbane King George Square on April 4 and 5, 2017.
Speakers include (subject to change):
- Sue McCarrey, Chief Executive, Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR)
- Peter Robertson, General Manager, Surface Safety Investigations and Technical Analysis, ATSB
- Karlie Southwood, Rail Safety Director, GoldlinQ
- Dr Gemma Read, Research Fellow, Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems, University of the Sunshine Coast
- Hon John Anderson AO, Chair, Australasian Centre for Rail Innovation (ACRI)
- Sandra Wilson-Ryke, General Manager Risk & Safety, Enterprise Services, ARTC
- Simon Foster, Executive Director, Technical, Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR)
- Naomi Frauenfelder, Executive Director, TrackSAFE Foundation
- Ian Chapman, Executive Manager – Safety, Health, Environment & Corporate Risk, TasRail
- Phil Allan, Chief Operating Officer, Australasian Railway Association
- Steve Jones, Executive Director, Safety, Sustainability & Environment, Sydney Metro Northwest, Transport for New South Wales
- Peter Doggett, Executive Director, National Operations, Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR)
Check out the event website for more information, and get in quick for your spot on the tour of the Depot, as places are limited.